Peter &nbspMoran

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Full Name

Peter Ross Moran

Background

A man who gave a toddler life-long debilitating injuries, which left the child with less than half a brain, continues to deny being involved. That denial is part of the reason why Peter Ross Moran remains in jail, untreated for the triggers which caused him to lash out at a 2-year-old. Moran remains in jail, serving a term of three years and six months for wounding with reckless disregard for the boy's safety, after recently being declined parole.

He was imprisoned in 2014, after a jury found him responsible for causing catastrophic injuries to the child of his then-partner Renee Robinson. He hit the boy on May 16, 2011, tearing a vein in the boy's brain. That caused swelled to such an extent that more than half of it ended up dying. At Moran's second trial, paediatric radiologist Russell Metcalfe said that brain turned into "watery mush" before being reabsorbed. In it's report from the November hearing, the Parole Board said Moran was still in denial. The child has been cared for by Robinson's parents, who addressed the Parole Board, since the attack. The board said they gave a picture of a child who suffered from serious and ongoing disabilities. "The results of this reckless act have been long lasting, permanent and have affected [Robinson's parents] dramatically." A psychologist's report found Moran was low risk, but said he could not be fully assessed because he would not provide certain material. The board quoted parts of the psychologist's report in its decision.

"This stance (denial of the offending) prevents Mr Moran from being able to demonstrate he has addressed contributing factors to this offending, and his ability to manage his risk and avoid future offending must be viewed with caution," the report said. "As it stands, these details remain unknown and this will not change without a change being made by Mr Moran regarding disclosure of what precipitated this offending and his lack of admission may have an ongoing negative impact on his future plans." The board said it was difficult to determine if Moran was a risk if the psychologist was unable to figure out what factors led him to offend. "Given the significant consequences to the victim and his family members of Mr Moran's actions, that uncertainty cannot be discounted."

While Moran gave assurances he would comply with any parole conditions, and had fully complied with court orders before, the board was unable to be sure he would not offend again. "It is the factors which ultimately led to the offending, not just the circumstances in the household at the time, which require identification before this board can be confident Mr Moran no longer presents an undue risk to the community. "We invite psychological services to consider one to one counselling for Mr Moran to address his offending and in particular identify the specific factors which led to the offending and any rehabilitation that may be required." Moran will appear before the board in the next year. He is due for release in November 2017.